Guests 2022
After the last two years of lockdowns and virtual meet-ups, with international borders opening across the world, people are re-connecting. Doc Edge Festival is no exception, our guests, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and from other parts of the world are keen to get into the same space, to connect, share and laugh. We thank everyone who attended Doc Edge this year either in person or virtually.
Decision Makers
Angela Mann
Executive Producer
Factual (ANZ) Discovery Inc
Arran Birchenough
Director of Sales
Getty Images
Droandi Martina
Sales & Acquisitions
Autlook Filmsales
Emile Guertin
Senior Producer
Al Jazeera Media Network
Fergus Grady
Acquisitions Manager
Limelight Distribution
Hedva Goldschmidt
Managing Director/Distributor
Go2Films
James Brooke
Company Director
Department of Post
Jane Mote
Consultant Editor
The Whickers
Jill McNabb
Head Sales & Marketing
Vendetta Films
Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television
Lauren Valmadre
Head of Industry, AIDC
Lucie Kon
Commissioning Editor
BBC
Luke Murray
Theatrical Manager
Madman Entertainment NZ
Maëlle Guengues
Cat & Docs
Malinda Wink
Global Director
Good Pitch
Mareva Leu
Festival Director
Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien
Mita Suri
Programme Producer
Sheffield Doc Fest
Natasha Gadd
CEO, AIDC
Oliver Leroy
Investment Executive
NZ Film Commission
Ravi Bajbai
South China Morning Post
Sue Woodfield
Chief Content Officer
NHNZ Worldwide
Summer Wharekawa
Local Content Manager, Commissioner
Māori & Pasifika at TVNZ
Sunah Kim
Head of Industry
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Syed Imran Hussain Kirmany
Director
Dhaka DocLab
Tareq Ahmed
Director
Dhaka DocLab
Thomas Robins
Producer, Director
Sky Originals
Yoko Imai
Executive Producer
NHK Enterprises
Speakers
Alex West
Head of Documentary
Screen Australia
Amit Madheshiya
Director
Arash Tayebi
CEO, Kara Technologies Ltd
Cameron Harland
Chief Executive
NZ On Air
Corinne van Egeraat
Director
Dale Corlett
Head Talent Development
NZ Film Commission
Dame Gaylene Preston
Doc Edge Superhero
Richard Harris
Executive Producer
Minderoo Pictures
Faisal Zahid
Emerging Tech Consultant
Gabo Arora
Founder and Creative Director,
LightShed
Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble
Pou Whakahaere
NZ Film Commission
Karl Malakunas
Director
Kate Stevenson & Chris White
DOTDOT
Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television
Kathryn Ariana Graham
NZ Film Commission
Lanita Ririnui
Executive Director
Ngā Aho Whakaari
Kura Turuwhenua
Leanne Saunders
Head of Development & Production
NZ Film Commission
Magnus Gertten
Director
Manukaroa Anderson
Māori Television
Maya Daisy Hawke
Editor
Meg Smaker
Director
Paul Sutorius
Editor
Raqi Syed
Program Director
Victoria University of Wellington
Richard Falla
Senior 3D Animator
Kara Technologies
Rob Vickery
Founder, Hillfarrance Venture Capital
Ruby Yang
Oscar winning Director
Shirley Abraham
Director
Taane Mete
Wellness Trainer
Industry Guests
Anusha Duray
NITV
Gerben Cath
Founder
South Seas Film School
Hollie Fifer
Doc Society
Jan Rofekamp
Films Transit
Margot Francis
Editor
Sacha Handsaker
Documentary Tutor
South Seas Film School
Spencer Stone
Development & Series Producer
Greenstone TV
Tash Christie
Head of Factual & Executive Producer
Greenstone TV